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Williams v. WainwrightWilliams v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 29, 1972
No. 70-5020
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C. A. 5th Cir. Motion for ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‍leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Motion for leave to file petition for ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‍writ of habeas corpus denied. Treating the petition for writ of habeas ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‍corpus as a petition for writ of certiorari, certiorari granted. Judgment vacated ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‍insofar as it leaves undisturbed the death penalty imposed, and case remanded ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‍for further proceedings. See Stewart v. Massachusetts, ante, p. 845.

Case Details

Case Name: Williams v. Wainwright
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jun 29, 1972
Citations: 408 U.S. 941; 92 S. Ct. 2864; No. 70-5020
Docket Number: No. 70-5020
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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